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The Masonic Mie10e
The D . G . M . complains of jealousy between Launceston and Hobart Town , but- — - " The M . W . G . M . — "I think Brother Wairen is going a little too far to answer , at this Grand Lodge , a speech which the D . G / M . made at the last . He might have replied at the time , and ought to have replied
Bro . Warren . —• " It makes little difforenee whether I make my statements one way or another ( laughter )— -whether I attempt to answer the D . G . M ., or speak upon assumptions—as I have nearly done ( laughter ) . It has been stated that one Lodge cannot be broken up into three to form Prov . Grand Masterships—I presume , my lord , I may refer to this because it is stated in your replies to the Lodge at Hobart Town—but I contend that is what has been done at Launceston ; and the fact is Bro . Toby has been punished for looking over the gate , while Bro .
Ewing has been rewarded foivleaping the hedge . ( Laughter . ) It is upon the ground that the communications from Tasmania ought to have been longer before the Brethren , in order to enable them to form a just judgment before they were asked to vote on the subject—because I believe that the Brethren of Hobart Town have been unfairly and harshly dealt with , and that the fourth Lodge should have known what was taking place with regard to the appointment of a
Prov . G . M ., as well as the other three— that I now ask you to reverse the decision which has been come to with regard to the appeal of the Hobart Town Lodge . ( Cries of " Time , - ^ iime / ) -- ' My lord , I have now finished my observations , and shall conclude by moving that the minutes , so far as regards the last resolution , relative to Tasmania , be not confirmed . " ( Hear , hear . ) The motion having been seconded , the M . W . G . M . put the question .
Bro . the Bight Hon . the Lord Panmure said—¦ " As I was the individual who entered into this subject , and made the motion on it at the last quarterly communication , I think it only right and respectful to the Brother who now differs from the records which are to be this day confirmed , that I should go so far at least in following him as to make some little explanation on some parts , in which he says I have fallen into error . ( Hear , hear . ) I beg to assure the worthy Brother , in the first place , that I undertook the duty , not as the defender of Bro . Ewing ,
as he supposes , but as the amicus cicrice appointed by the . Grand Master to go into the whole case , on the part of Bro . Ewing and Bro . Toby , and to report to the Grand Master our opinion upon the subject . I went further , on my own account , thinking that the matter should be disposed . of as early as possible , and therefore I made my motion in Grand Lodge at the last quarterly communication . At that time Bro . Warren proposed that delay should take place ; but as there was not a brother found to second the motion , it fell to the ground . In fact ,
the whole Grand Lodge seemed to agree with me , that we had papers before us sufficient to guide us to a decision in the matter . Moreover , although he states the Brethren had no knowledge of the subjects before them , the Magazine which purports to be published by Bro . Warren a fortnight before contained the whole case of Bro . Toby . ( Hear . ) I had received some days before , from Bro . Toby , a very voluminous paper , containing avast quantity of correspondence , and unfortunately ( and I fancy the same paper had been circulated among the Brethren )
Bro . Toby ' s case , set forth by Bro . Toby himself , in as full a manner as could be cleared . This being the case , it did seem to me that we might come to a decision on the subject . ( Hear . ) I am charged , in Bro . Warren ' s speech tomight , and in his published works which I hold in my hand , and which I presume contain all the points which I could not follow in his speech to-night ( laughter ) , first with undue precipitancy , in endeavouring to diapose of the case . Next I am charged with being the advocate of Bro . Ewing . Here again Bro . Warren is entirely
mistaken ; for if I bad found in those papers , according to my conscience , that Bro . Toby was right , I should have been just as much in that case the advocate of Bro . Toby ( applause ) as I now appear of Bro . Ewing . ( Hear , hear . ) It appeared to me that Bro . Ewing was supporting the dignity of the Graft ( hear ) , and I thought that in so doing he ought to be supported by the Craft . ( Hear , hear . ) It appeared to me that Bro . Toby had taken an opposite course , and therefore merited the suspension which Brother Ewing had passed upon him , but which I hope , by his coming to a right view , may be speedily
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The Masonic Mie10e
The D . G . M . complains of jealousy between Launceston and Hobart Town , but- — - " The M . W . G . M . — "I think Brother Wairen is going a little too far to answer , at this Grand Lodge , a speech which the D . G / M . made at the last . He might have replied at the time , and ought to have replied
Bro . Warren . —• " It makes little difforenee whether I make my statements one way or another ( laughter )— -whether I attempt to answer the D . G . M ., or speak upon assumptions—as I have nearly done ( laughter ) . It has been stated that one Lodge cannot be broken up into three to form Prov . Grand Masterships—I presume , my lord , I may refer to this because it is stated in your replies to the Lodge at Hobart Town—but I contend that is what has been done at Launceston ; and the fact is Bro . Toby has been punished for looking over the gate , while Bro .
Ewing has been rewarded foivleaping the hedge . ( Laughter . ) It is upon the ground that the communications from Tasmania ought to have been longer before the Brethren , in order to enable them to form a just judgment before they were asked to vote on the subject—because I believe that the Brethren of Hobart Town have been unfairly and harshly dealt with , and that the fourth Lodge should have known what was taking place with regard to the appointment of a
Prov . G . M ., as well as the other three— that I now ask you to reverse the decision which has been come to with regard to the appeal of the Hobart Town Lodge . ( Cries of " Time , - ^ iime / ) -- ' My lord , I have now finished my observations , and shall conclude by moving that the minutes , so far as regards the last resolution , relative to Tasmania , be not confirmed . " ( Hear , hear . ) The motion having been seconded , the M . W . G . M . put the question .
Bro . the Bight Hon . the Lord Panmure said—¦ " As I was the individual who entered into this subject , and made the motion on it at the last quarterly communication , I think it only right and respectful to the Brother who now differs from the records which are to be this day confirmed , that I should go so far at least in following him as to make some little explanation on some parts , in which he says I have fallen into error . ( Hear , hear . ) I beg to assure the worthy Brother , in the first place , that I undertook the duty , not as the defender of Bro . Ewing ,
as he supposes , but as the amicus cicrice appointed by the . Grand Master to go into the whole case , on the part of Bro . Ewing and Bro . Toby , and to report to the Grand Master our opinion upon the subject . I went further , on my own account , thinking that the matter should be disposed . of as early as possible , and therefore I made my motion in Grand Lodge at the last quarterly communication . At that time Bro . Warren proposed that delay should take place ; but as there was not a brother found to second the motion , it fell to the ground . In fact ,
the whole Grand Lodge seemed to agree with me , that we had papers before us sufficient to guide us to a decision in the matter . Moreover , although he states the Brethren had no knowledge of the subjects before them , the Magazine which purports to be published by Bro . Warren a fortnight before contained the whole case of Bro . Toby . ( Hear . ) I had received some days before , from Bro . Toby , a very voluminous paper , containing avast quantity of correspondence , and unfortunately ( and I fancy the same paper had been circulated among the Brethren )
Bro . Toby ' s case , set forth by Bro . Toby himself , in as full a manner as could be cleared . This being the case , it did seem to me that we might come to a decision on the subject . ( Hear . ) I am charged , in Bro . Warren ' s speech tomight , and in his published works which I hold in my hand , and which I presume contain all the points which I could not follow in his speech to-night ( laughter ) , first with undue precipitancy , in endeavouring to diapose of the case . Next I am charged with being the advocate of Bro . Ewing . Here again Bro . Warren is entirely
mistaken ; for if I bad found in those papers , according to my conscience , that Bro . Toby was right , I should have been just as much in that case the advocate of Bro . Toby ( applause ) as I now appear of Bro . Ewing . ( Hear , hear . ) It appeared to me that Bro . Ewing was supporting the dignity of the Graft ( hear ) , and I thought that in so doing he ought to be supported by the Craft . ( Hear , hear . ) It appeared to me that Bro . Toby had taken an opposite course , and therefore merited the suspension which Brother Ewing had passed upon him , but which I hope , by his coming to a right view , may be speedily